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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. A spoken or written unit that must have a vowel sound and that may include consonants that precede or follow that vowel. Syllables are units of sound made by one impulse of voice.






2. The percentile score on - for example - a test is the score that represents the percent of other scores to or lower than is. If a student performs in the 85% of his or her class - it means the 85% of the other scores of students who also took the tes






3. Statistical measure of the degree of dispersion in distribution of scores. Measures spread of a set of data around mean of the data. The more widely the values are spread out - the larger the standard deviation.






4. The ability to segment words into their component phonemes. Is an important aspect of phonological awareness






5. A single functioning or signaling unit of our word patterns. The separate sound units of spoken words.






6. Vowel team syllable (digraph - dipthong)






7. Ability to understand and express spoken language






8. A significant unit of visual shape. We use the visual shape as to cover not only writing - but also any other shape perceived by the eye which is a visible representation of a unit of speech. A single graphic letter or letter cluster which represents






9. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






10. Was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1500.[1] This was first studied by Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) - a Danish linguist and Anglicist - who coined the term. Because English spellin






11. Scores expressed in their original form without statistical treatment - such as the number of correct answers on a test.






12. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






13. Two vowels standing adjacent in the same syllable whose sounds blend smoothly together in one syllable. There are only four diphthongs in English. These are ou/out - ow/cow - oi/oil - oy - boy






14. Selective focus on what is important while screening out distractions.






15. A student with mastery can utilize the information successfully - but may struggle or need to call upon learning strategies to do so.






16. Open syllable






17. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






18. Changes in curriculum - supplementary aides or equipment - and provision of specialized facilities that allow students to participate in educational environment to fullest extent possible.






19. A word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require decoding to identify. A sight word may or may not be phonetically regular.






20. Stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word or on one or more words in a phrase or sentence. The accented part is spoken louder - longer - and/or in a higher tone. The speaker's mouth opens wider while saying an accented syllable.






21. Paired association between letters and letter sounds; an approach to teaching of reading and spelling that emphasizes sound-symbol relationships - especially in early instruction.






22. A score that describes student performance in terms of the statistical performance of an average student at a given grade level. Ranges from K.0 to 12.9 Are not a dependable representation of progress






23. An objective test that is given and scored in a uniform manner. Scores are often norm-referenced. For example SAT






24. Words that are able to be broken apart by the position of the vowels and consonants in order to pronounce.






25. Supported only by "qualitative research" instead of quantitative research - Teaches "whole words" in word families - Students are not explicitly taught that there is a relationship between letters and sounds for most sounds






26. Students proceed trough predictable stages of learning to reading.

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27. Comprehensive end-of-year exams - reflecting the specific subject matter outlines in the curriculum.






28. Making sense of what we read. Comprehension is dependent on good word recognition - fluency - vocabulary - worldly knowledge - and language ability.






29. Proceeds from the part to the whole.Reading is driven by the text. Emphasizes the written or printed text. Flesch - Gough - LaBerge and Samuels.






30. Two adjacent letters repressing a single consonant sound






31. Take frequent study breaks - move around to learn new things - work at a standing position - chew gum while standing - listen to music while studying - skim material first then read in detail






32. The flat diacritical mark above a vowel in a send picture or phonic/dictionary notation that indicates a long sound.






33. Any learning activity that includes 2 or more sensory modalities simultaneously to take in or express information.






34. Test of Word Reading Efficiency. Screening test. measures an individual's ability to pronounce printed words accurately and fluently. Generates percentiles - standard scores - age equivalents - and grade equivalents.Decoding - Sight words






35. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






36. Children may be physical and socially immature - may be awkward in social situations - may have difficulty reading social cues - may have trouble finding the right words - stammering. - may feel anxious in school






37. One of a class of speech sounds in which sound moving through the vocal tract is constricted or obstructed by the lips - tongue or teeth during articulation.






38. A graphic compilation of the performance of an individual on a series of assessments.






39. Developmental Auditory Impercepion - Dysphasia - Specific Developmental Dyslexia - Developmental Dysgraphia - Developmental Spelling Disability






40. The process of systematically gathering test scores and related data in order to make judgement about an individuals ability to perform various mental activities involved in the processing - acquisition - retention - conceptualization - and organizat






41. International Multisensory Structured Education Council






42. Multisensory Structured Language Education






43. 1887 - ophthalmologist - introduced the term dyslexia






44. Edward III - English again becomes the official language of the state -Chaucer - Canterbury Tales - English borrows from Latin and Greek languages - Anglo-French compounds appear (gentlewomen - gentlemen - faithful - etc) - Latin layer of language -






45. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






46. A syllable ending with one or more consonants. The vowel is usually short.






47. Is a type of test - assessment - or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population - with respect to the trait being measured. This estimate is derived from the analysis of test scores and poss






48. A test in which a student's performance is compared to that of a norm group. Often used to measure and compare students - schools - districts and states.






49. Scientific terminology and often appear in science texts - Greek roots are often combining forms and compound to form words.






50. Teutonic invasion and settlement - The Christianizing of Britain - The creation of a national English culture - Danish-English warfare - Political adjustment and cultural assimilation and the decline of Old English as a result of The Norman Conquest.